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Proceedings of the XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds Seasonal effects on performance of a biocontrol agent Habitat trade-offs in the summer and winter performance of the planthopper Prokelisia marginata introduced against the intertidal grass Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay, Washington Fritzi S. Grevstad,1 Robin W. Switzer,1 and Miranda S. Wecker1 Summary Spartina alterniflora is invasive in estuaries of the Pacific coast of North America, as well as in Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Willapa Bay, located along the southern coast of Washington state, has the largest infestation of invasive S. alterniflora and is the site of the first biocontrol program against this grass. The recently introduced biocontrol agent, Prokelisia marginata (Delphacidae), has exhibited explosive growth during the summer months, followed by severe declines over the winter. Correlations of quantifiable site characteristics with the growth and decline of 12 released populations reveal the habitat favouring P. marginata. Factors favouring population growth during the summer include high host leaf nitrogen and low spider abundance. Winter survival was greatly improved by the presence of intact dead S. alterniflora culms throughout the winter. Interestingly, sites favouring P. marginata population growth in the summer had the lowest survival over the winter. These correlations and trade-offs suggest possible future strategies for enhancing biocontrol through habitat manipulation. Keywords: biological control, population growth, Prokelisia marginata, Spartina alterniflora, winter survival. Introduction during the winter months, with frequent storms and a 2.3 to 3.4 m mean tidal range (Sayce 1988). After two In the three years since its first introduction for biolog- of three initial released populations failed to survive the ical control of Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay, winter of 2001–02, and the third population only barely Washington State, the planthopper Prokelisia margi- persisted, 12 additional release sites were selected, nata (Delphacidae) has exhibited explosive population based on their relatively protected locations. By using a growth, demonstrated impacts on the target plant in larger number of release sites, we hoped to find at least field cages, and attained local field densities some sites where P. marginata populations would approaching those known to kill the target weed expand rapidly and persist year to year. Additionally, (Grevstad et al. 2003). However, in spite of these by performing periodic population surveys at these encouraging early signs, the long-term persistence and sites and quantifying habitat characteristics, we sought impact of the agent population has been uncertain, due to identify habitat factors associated with improved P. largely to low overwinter survival. The intertidal envi- marginata performance during both the summer and ronment that Spartina invades is particularly harsh winter months. After one year of following these popu- lations, we have gained important clues as to how to 1 Olympic Natural Resources Center, University of Washington, Forks, give this biocontrol program the best chance of Washington 98331 succeeding. Corresponding author: Fritzi Grevstad, Spartina Biocontrol Program, 2907 Pioneer Road, Long Beach, WA 98631 <[email protected]>. 523 Proceedings of the XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds Invasive Spartina foreign introductions (Grevstad et al. 2003), including a full review by the Technical Advisory Group on Spartina alterniflora, commonly called smooth Biological Control of Weeds. In the past, interstate cordgrass or Spartina, is native and ecologically valued introductions of biocontrol agents have been made on the Atlantic coast of North America, but it is intro- without a formal technical review, including one that duced and a serious environmental threat on the Pacific has been harmful to native plants (Louda and O’Brien coast of North America. S. alterniflora and the closely 2002). related S. anglica and S. townsendii are also invasive in Europe, China, Australia, and New Zealand (Aberle 1993). This perennial grass invades estuarine intertidal Prokelisia marginata life history mudflats, which are normally devoid of emergent vege- Prokelisia marginata is native to the Atlantic and tation, dramatically transforming them into expansive Gulf coasts of North America. It also occurs in Cali- swards of tall dense vegetation. The invasion brings fornia, where it may have been introduced in recent threats to a wide variety of birds, fish, and commer- decades. P. marginata is highly host specific, using cially harvested clams and oysters that rely on the only a small number of closely related Spartina spp. as mudflat habitat. hosts (Grevstad et al 2003). In addition to S. alterni- Willapa Bay, a 23,000 hectare estuary along the flora, it can complete development on S. anglica and S. southern Washington coast, has the most advanced foliosa (native to California and Mexico). It may also infestation of invasive S. alternflora. The plant was be capable of using the European S. maritima and S. accidentally introduced as early as the 1890s during a townsendii, although these species were not included in period when it was used as packing material for oysters host range tests. P. marginata weakens the plant by shipped from the Atlantic coast (Frenkle and Kunze ingesting sap from the phloem and also by laying eggs 1984). The plant was slow to spread until the mid 1900s under the leaf surface, causing structural damage and when an apparent increase in seed production launched scarring to the leaf. P. marginata is known to have three the population into a phase of rapid expansion (Sayce generations per year in its native range and in California 1988; Feist and Simenstad 2000). Aerial photos docu- (Denno et al. 1996, Roderick 1987) but so far has ment a 60% increase in Spartina cover throughout the produced no more than two generations in per year in bay between 1994 and 1997 (Reeves 1999). In 2002, an Willapa Bay. Nymphs pass through five instars before estimated 2400 solid hectares of S. alterniflora plus moulting into adults. Overwintering occurs in the 2200 hectares of scattered patches were present in nymphal stages. The majority of nymphs pass the Willapa Bay (Wecker et al. this volume). winter inside leaf curls of senesced plants (thatch). Some can also be found on short green shoots, which Novel aspects of the Spartina biocontrol are sparse in winter. program Materials and Methods Several aspects of the Spartina biocontrol program are unique. First, this is the first use of classical biocon- Releases of approximately 9000 mixed stage P. margi- trol against a grass. A lack of projects targeting grasses nata were made at 12 sites throughout Willapa Bay in (Julien and Griffiths 1998) may reflect the fact that late May and early June of 2002. The sites were specif- weedy grasses often have relatives of economic or ically selected for their perceived winter habitat quality. ecological importance and tend to be risky targets. This We selected sites in which at least some of the senesced is not the case for S. alterniflora in Willapa Bay. As a S. alterniflora culms remained intact over the winter. member of the tribe Chlorideae, S. alterniflora has few Such sites tended to be in the upper tidal zones, in small close relatives in North America and none in coastal backwater sloughs, or otherwise protected from winter areas north of the San Francisco Bay area. Second, the storms and wave action. In unprotected and lower tidal biocontrol program is the first in a marine intertidal zone sites, the Spartina culms typically break off and environment. This environment has created unique drift away or become waterlogged and decompose. challenges for the biological control program as Insects used for releases were reared on S. alterni- described in this paper. Third, the use of a planthopper flora in a greenhouse during the winter and spring of agent is unusual. The only other documented plan- 2002. The parent stock was collected from Willapa thopper agent is Stobaera concinna (Stål), used against field populations in late fall. In mid-to-late May, the Parthenium hysterophorus (L.) and Ambrosia artemisi- planthoppers were released into field sites by nestling ifolia (L.) in Australia (McFadyen 1985; Julien and infested rearing plants into a designated 5 × 5 m area of Griffiths 1998). Finally, this project differs from most a much larger sward. Most of the planthoppers moved classical biocontrol projects in that the targeted weed is onto nearby field plants within a few days. invasive in the same country where it is native and the The planthopper populations were surveyed at three biocontrol agent has likewise been transferred between times: (1) in early July, before any new eggs had states rather than between countries. The host specifi- hatched; (2) in late September, after one full generation; city testing was nonetheless as rigorous as that used in and (3) in April of the following spring. A gas-powered 524 Seasonal effects on performance of a biocontrol agent insect vacuum converted from a hand-held leaf blower the decline in density does not necessarily mean a (see Grevstad et al. 2003) was used to sample P. margi- decline in population size. nata. At each release site, insects were vacuumed from A striking pattern to arise from these results is that the vegetation at 12 sample points in July and sites where P. marginata performed well during the September, and at 24 sampling points in the following summer had lowest survival during the winter (Fig. 2). spring (April). At each sample point an area the size of Five of the six populations attaining greater than the intake tube (0.0346 m2) was thoroughly vacuumed. median density appear to have gone extinct, with the Sample points were evenly spaced in a grid arrange- extant population surviving at a rate of only 0.43%. In ment within 5 m radius of the release centre. The contrast, all of the six populations that attained lower vacuum bags were brought back to the laboratory, than median fall densities persisted through the winter where the numbers of P.
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